From: E Commerce Times
Cloud contract deficiencies “occurred in part because there is not a single, authoritative source that specifies the [procurement] requirements agencies should consider … and that requires federal agencies to incorporate those requirements into cloud computing contracts,” CIGIE reported. However, a top-down approach involving mandates from OMB may not suffice — and could be counterproductive.
By John K. Higgins
Federal agencies may spend as much as US$10 billion annually on cloud technology by 2018, as the government seeks to take advantage of the operational improvements and efficiencies attributed to the technology. However, deficiencies in contracting for cloud services could compromise the effectiveness of such investments, according to a recent government report.
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Fifty-nine of the examined contracts did not meet a requirement to become compliant with the Federal Risk Authorization and Management Program by June of 2014, the IGs found. FedRAMP, administered by the General Services Administration, provides a uniform, government-wide cloud security protocol that will save each agency from the expense and effort of separately developing its own security measures.
OMB Asked to Fix Problems
CIGIE called upon the Office of Management and Budget to initiate corrective measures to address the gaps in cloud contracting.
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